- Harrington Township, New Jersey
Harrington Township was a Township that existed in Bergen County,
New Jersey ,United States , from 1775 until 1916.Harrington Township was formed by
Royal Charter onJune 22 ,1775 , and was created from the northern portions of both New Barbadoes Township and Hackensack Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 79.] The new township stretched from theHudson River on the east to the Saddle River in the west, and north to theNew York border.On
April 13 ,1840 , the territories west of theHackensack River were taken from Harrington Township to from Washington Township.The passage of a revised Borough Act resulted in the "
Boroughitis "-inspired subdivision of the township into new municipalities: Delford (now Oradell) onMarch 8 ,1894 ; Eastwood (part, borough lasted until 1896 to become part of Old Tappan) onJune 6 ,1894 ; Schraalenburgh (now Dumont) onJuly 20 ,1894 ; and Old Tappan) onOctober 8 ,1894 . Portions of Harrington Township were taken onApril 8 ,1903 , to form parts of both Demarest and Alpine. The final wave of departures saw the creation of Closter (January 1 ,1904 ), Haworth (February 24 ,1904 ), Harrington Park (March 29 ,1904 ) and Norwood (March 14 ,1905 ).On
March 15 ,1916 , the remainder of Harrington Township became Northvale. With the creation of Northvale, Harrington Township was dissolved.References
Sources
*"History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
*"Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey);December 1 ,1958 .External links
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsbc/gsbcArch01.html Bergen County Townships and Municipalities]
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